On this episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're airing the first installment in our 2026 candidate forum series. Up first are the candidates for House District 8.

This is the first year peninsula voters will cast ballots in November instead of October.

More than a dozen candidates file to run for local office. The pool of candidates for governor undergoes a last-minute shakeup. Plus, a community in the Aleutians works to develop what it's calling a "research economy."

Seventeen gubernatorial candidates and their lieutenant governor running mates appeared on the primary ballot, and results show voters on the central and northern Kenai Peninsula were far from unified on any one ticket.

The Alaska Division of Elections certifies the results of the Aug. 18 Primary Election. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright brings the federal "Great American Energy Comeback Tour" to Anchorage. Plus, industry leaders gather in Fairbanks to assess what Alaska needs to support a growing military presence.

Seward Middle School was one of four schools Kenai Peninsula school board members voted to close earlier this year to save money.

Seward gets assembly approval to turn its shuttered middle school into a community center. U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan says he's staying in the race. Plus, Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and Mary Peltola vie for support from the petroleum industry at a conference in Anchorage.

The onsite joint command says it’s gone several days without seeing any sheen in the area.

Thursday’s announcement comes on the heels of a lackluster sockeye season in the Kenai River, and as the river’s king fishery remains closed outright due to poor runs.

Four die after a plan crashes into the Seldovia Slough. Agencies responding to an oil sheen in Cook Inlet shift from an 'active' to 'monitoring' status. Plus, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center cancels this year's silver salmon derby due to a poor run.